Everyday Life

Why We Forget After Entering a Room

Person standing in a doorway after forgetting why they entered the room

You walk into another room, stop, and suddenly forget what you came there to do. A TED-Ed lesson explains that this may be connected to the doorway effect. Our brains can treat entering a new space as the start of a different event, making the previous thought harder to retrieve. So hindi ka nag-iisa. Baka kasalanan talaga ng pinto.

Read this story ↗ Read the full edition →